This page outlines the basic features of the Datadog Agent. If you haven’t installed the Agent yet, instructions can be found in the Datadog Agent Integration page.
By default, your Agent is installed in its own sandbox at ~/.datadog-agent. You’re free to move this folder wherever you like. However, this article assumes that the Agent is installed in its default location, so be sure to modify the instructions accordingly if you decide to move them.
Datadog Agent has some commands and only the lifecycle commands (i.e. start/stop/restart/status on the Agent) should be run with sudo.
| Description | Command |
|---|---|
| Start Agent | sudo ./bin/agent/agent start |
| Stop Agent | sudo ./bin/agent/agent stop |
| Status page of running Agent | sudo ./bin/agent/agent info |
| Send flare | sudo ./bin/agent/agent flare |
| Display command usage | sudo ./bin/agent/agent help |
| Description | Command |
|---|---|
| Start Agent | sudo ~/.datadog-agent/bin/agent start |
| Stop Agent | sudo ~/.datadog-agent/bin/agent stop |
| Status page of running Agent | sudo ~/.datadog-agent/bin/agent info |
| Send flare | sudo ~/.datadog-agent/bin/agent flare |
| Display command usage | sudo ~/.datadog-agent/bin/agent help |
The configuration files and folders for the Agent are located in:
/etc/datadog-agent/datadog.yamlConfiguration files for Integrations:
/etc/datadog-agent/conf.d/The configuration files and folders for the Agent are located in:
/etc/dd-agent/datadog.confConfiguration files for Integrations:
/etc/dd-agent/conf.d/Refer to the dedicated Agent Troubleshooting documentation.
